253J00000X Taxonomy Code - Foster Care Agency

Taxonomy Code

Code:
253J00000X

Type:
Agencies

Classification:
Foster Care Agency

Specialization:
N/A

Level:
Level II - Classification

Definition:
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.